Put the fish into a roasting tin, pour over the milk, season with black pepper and add the bayleaf. Cover the tin wth foil and cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes or so, until the fish is cooked through.

Remove the fish, break into large pieces and set aside in an oven-proof dish. Add the frozen peas. Discard the bayleaf but reserve the milk. Make up the milk to half a pint if any has been lost in the cooking of the fish.

Melt the butter in a small pan, add the flour and cook for 45 seconds, then gradually add the milk, stirring continuously. Bring to the boil and simmer for one minute or so, until the sauce thickens. Pour the sauce over the fish.

Mix the breadcrumbs and grated cheese. Scatter over the fish and then cook in the oven for about 25 minutes

Some men are drawn to oceans, they cannot breathe unless the air is scented with a salty mist. Others are drawn to land that is flat, and the air is sullen and is leaden as August. My people were drawn to mountains- Earl Hamner Jr.